What does each club give for Mankehøjde in the Ruhåret Hønsehund?

FCI, Male: 61–68 cm; AKC, Male: 61–66 cm; UKC, Male: 61–67.9 cm; KC, Male: 60–67 cm; FCI, Female: 57–64 cm; AKC, Female: over 55.9 cm; UKC, Female: 55.9–63.5 cm; KC, Female: 56–62 cm.

Ruhåret Hønsehund breed standards compared

Each column is one club's published standard. An empty cell means the club says nothing on that point in our records.

Clubs compared: FCI, AKC, UKC, KC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Mankehøjde, male	61–68 cm	61–66 cmover 66 cmFejlunder 61 cmFejl	61–67.9 cm	60–67 cm
Mankehøjde, female	57–64 cm	over 55.9 cmunder 55.9 cmFejl	55.9–63.5 cm	56–62 cm
Vægt, male	No ruling	No ruling	25–31.8 kg	25–34 kg
Vægt, female	No ruling	No ruling	20.4–27.2 kg	20.5–29 kg
Højde i forhold til længde	1	0.9	No ruling	No ruling
Skalle i forhold til næseparti	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	1

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
BidSaksebid	Standard (“regular, complete scissor bite”)	Standard (“The incisors meet in a true scissors bite”)	Standard (“meet in a scissors bite”)	Standard (“perfect regular and complete scissor bite”)
BidOverbid	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Eliminating Faults: Undershot or overshot bite”)	No ruling
BidUnderbid	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Eliminating Faults: Undershot or overshot bite”)	No ruling
TandsætFuldt tandsæt	Standard (“42 teeth according to the dentition formula”)	Standard (“a full complement of evenly set and properly intermeshing teeth”)	Standard (“A full complement of strong, white teeth”)	Standard (“with full dentition”)
StopMarkeret	Standard (“Stop: Clearly visibly pronounced”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
StopModerat	No ruling	Standard (“The stop is medium”)	Standard (“Stop is medium, clearly defined”)	Standard (“Moderate stop”)
AnsigtsprofilRamsnæse (konveks)	Standard (“Slight roman nose”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
AnsigtsprofilLige	No ruling	Standard (“nasal bone straight, broad and parallel to the top of the skull”)	Standard (“Long, with nasal bones straight and broad”)	No ruling
Næsepartiets længdeLang	Standard (“Muzzle: Long, broad, strong, deep”)	No ruling	Standard (“MUZZLE Long, with nasal bones straight and broad”)	No ruling
ØreansætningHøj	Standard (“set on high and wide”)	No ruling	Standard (“Set on high, rounded and not too broad”)	Standard (“Medium sized in relation to head, set high”)
ØrestillingHængende (hængeøre)	No ruling	Standard (“hang close to the head”)	Standard (“Hang close to sides of head”)	No ruling
ØrespidsAfrundet	No ruling	Standard (“The ears are rounded but not too broad”)	Standard (“Set on high, rounded and not too broad”)	No ruling
ØrestørrelseMellem	Standard (“EARS: Of medium size”)	No ruling	Standard (“medium in size”)	Standard (“Medium sized in relation to head”)
ØjenformOval	No ruling	Standard (“medium in size, oval in contour”)	Standard (“Medium size, oval in shape”)	Standard (“Medium-sized oval”)
ØjenstørrelseMellem	No ruling	Standard (“medium in size”)	Standard (“Medium size”)	Standard (“Medium-sized oval”)
Øjnenes placeringFremtrædende	Fejl (“neither too deep-set nor protruding”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“not protruding nor too deep set”)
Øjnenes placeringDybtliggende	Fejl (“neither too deep-set nor protruding”)	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“not protruding nor too deep set”)
HalslængdeMellem	Standard (“NECK: Of medium length”)	Standard (“The neck is of medium length”)	Standard (“Strong and of medium length”)	No ruling
HalsformHvælvet	Standard (“slightly arched napeline”)	Standard (“slightly arched”)	Standard (“Slightly arched and devoid of dewlap”)	No ruling
DoglæpIngen (tør hals)	Standard (“clean cut throat, no dewlap”)	Standard (“devoid of dewlap”)	Standard (“devoid of dewlap”)	No ruling
OverlinjeFaldende bagud	Standard (“Slightly sloping from the withers in a straight line”)	Standard (“a perceptible slope down from withers to croup”)	Standard (“the topline slopes from withers to set on of tail”)	Standard (“slightly falling back line”)
OverlinjeSvajryg	Fejl (“SEVERE FAULTS: Swayback or roach back”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
OverlinjeKarperyg (hvælvet)	Fejl (“SEVERE FAULTS: Swayback or roach back”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
BrystDybt	Standard (“Chest: Broad and deep”)	Standard (“The chest is deep and capacious”)	Standard (“The chest is broad and deep”)	Standard (“Chest must appear deep rather than wide”)
BrystBredt	Standard (“Chest: Broad and deep”)	No ruling	Standard (“The chest is broad and deep”)	No ruling
BrystTøndeformet	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Ikke anerkendt (“never barrel shaped nor flat”)
KrydsLet skrånende	Standard (“Long and broad, slightly sloping”)	No ruling	Standard (“Croup slopes slightly”)	Standard (“croup falling slightly towards tail”)
HaleansætningHøj	No ruling	Standard (“The tail is set high”)	Standard (“Set high, carried at or slightly above the horizontal”)	No ruling
HalebæringVandret	Standard (“carried as horizontally as possible or slightly raised, but not steep”)	Standard (“carried at or above the horizontal when the dog is alert”)	Standard (“carried at or slightly above the horizontal”)	Standard (“carried horizontally or slightly upward”)
HalebæringHøjt båret (glad)	Alternativ (“or slightly raised, but not steep”)	Alternativ (“at or above the horizontal”)	Alternativ (“at or slightly above the horizontal”)	Alternativ (“horizontally or slightly upward”)
HalebæringSabelformet	Alternativ (“natural ... carried straight or slightly sabre-like”)	No ruling	Alternativ (“natural tail ... straight or slightly saber-like”)	Alternativ (“Undocked: ... carried straight or slightly sabre fashion”)
PoterOvale	Standard (“Oval-round with well-knit toes”)	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“Compact, close knit, round to oval shaped”)
HaserKohaset	Fejl (“SEVERE FAULTS: ... cow hocked or close behind”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
HaserLige og parallelle	No ruling	Standard (“The hocks (metatarsus) are short, straight and parallel”)	No ruling	No ruling
BagpartsvinklingVelvinklet	Standard (“Well angulated at the stifles and the hocks”)	No ruling	Standard (“good angulation at the stifle and hock”)	Standard (“Stifles well bent”)
ForpartsvinklingGodt tilbagelagt	Standard (“Shoulders: Well laid-back, sloping shoulder blade”)	Standard (“The shoulders are well laid back”)	No ruling	No ruling
Mellemfodens stillingLet skrånende	Standard (“Pasterns: Slightly sloping”)	No ruling	Standard (“Pasterns strong and very slightly sloping”)	Standard (“Pasterns slightly sloping”)

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Blis	No ruling	Alternativ (“The head is liver, sometimes with a white blaze”)	No ruling	No ruling
Brystplet	Alternativ (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC
Halekupering	Standard (“Docked for the hunting purposes”)	Standard (“The tail is docked to approximately two-fifths of its original length”)	Alternativ (“Customarily docked to 2/5 original length. A natural tail is acceptable”)	Alternativ (“Previously customarily docked. Docked ... Undocked”)
Fjernelse af ulvekløer	No ruling	Alternativ (“Dewclaws are generally removed”)	Alternativ (“Removal of dewclaws is preferred but not mandatory”)	No ruling

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Ruhåret Hønsehund colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every Ruhåret Hønsehund color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the Ruhåret Hønsehund in Sort, Hvid og Leverbrun. Standard patterns: Ensfarvet, Tofarvet, Roan og Plettet.

Pels: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“Black roan, with or without patches”)	Fejl (“Black & White”)	Standard (“Solid black”)	Standard (“black and white”)	Standard (“Black roan, with or without patches”)
Hvid	Standard (“Light roan”)	Standard (“Liver & White”)	Standard (“liver and white ticked”)	Standard (“Liver and white”)	Standard (“Light roan”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)	Standard (“Liver”)	Standard (“Solid liver”)	Standard (“solid liver”)	Standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)
Albino	Ikke anerkendt	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“Albinism”)	Ikke anerkendt	Ikke anerkendt
Patterns
Ensfarvet	Standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)	Standard (“solid liver”)	Standard (“Solid liver”)	Standard (“solid liver”)	Standard (“Brown with or without white chest patch”)
Tofarvet	No ruling	Standard (“The coat is liver and white”)	Standard (“liver and white”)	Standard (“Liver and white”)	No ruling
Roan	Standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)	Standard (“Roan”)	Standard (“liver and white ticked”)	Standard (“Liver & White Ticked”)	Standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)
Plettet	Standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)	Standard (“Spotted”)	Standard (“liver and white spotted”)	Ikke anerkendt	Standard (“Brown roan with or without patches”)
Trefarvet	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Fejl (“Solid black and tricoloured highly undesirable”)	No ruling

Øjne: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Brun	No ruling	Standard (“Eyes are brown”)	No ruling	Standard (“hazel or darker”)	No ruling
Mørkebrun	Standard (“As dark as possible”)	No ruling	Standard (“as dark as possible”)	Standard (“hazel or darker”)	Standard (“As dark as possible”)
Nøddebrun	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Standard (“hazel or darker”)	No ruling
Gul	No ruling	Fejl (“Yellow eyes are not desirable”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Forskelligfarvede øjne	Diskvalificerende (“differently coloured eyes”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling	Diskvalificerende (“differently coloured eyes”)

Næse: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KC	KUSA
Sort	Standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”)	No ruling	Standard (“black in black dogs”)	Standard (“Nose liver or black”)	Standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”)
Leverbrun	Standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”)	Standard (“The nose is dark brown”)	Standard (“Dark brown in liver dogs”)	Standard (“Nose liver or black”)	Standard (“Strongly pigmented corresponding to the colour of the coat”)
Lyserød	No ruling	Fejl (“A spotted or flesh colored nose is to be penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Sommerfuglenæse	No ruling	Fejl (“A spotted or flesh colored nose is to be penalized”)	No ruling	No ruling	No ruling

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Fejl: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Diskvalificerende: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Ikke anerkendt: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Ruhåret Hønsehund's colors can change over its life.

Sortchanges toRustrød
Pels · Med kropstilstanden · can change back
Sortchanges toGrå
Pels · Progressiv
Sortchanges toBrun
Pels · I solen · can change back
Hvidchanges toRoan
Pels · Med alderen · from 2 weeks
Sortchanges toSnenæse
Næse · Med årstiden · can change back
Sortchanges toLyserød
Næse · Med årstiden · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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